2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball

Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	West Division
2016–17 record	4–4 (0–0 OVC)
Head coach	Jon Harris (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Kent Williams
Assistant coach	Charles "Bubba" Wells
Assistant coach	Tarrance Crump
Assistant coach	Yemi Makanjuola (GA)
Home arena	Vadalabene Center

2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Belmont	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
West
UT Martin	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Southeast Missouri St.	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Murray State	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429

† 2017 OVC tournament winner As of December 3, 2016;

The 2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by second year head coach Jon Harris, play their home games at the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 6–22, 3–13 in OVC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

Preseason

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, SIU Edwardsville was picked to finish fifth in the West Division of the OVC.^[1]

Roster

2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Anderson, CarlosCarlos Anderson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Alton	Alton, IL
1.5 !G	1	Eslik, BurakBurak Eslik	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lewis and Clark/Fayetteville Christian	Istanbul, Turkey
3.5 !F	2	Thornton, DevinDevin Thornton	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Shawnee/Germantown	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	3	Harris, TreTre Harris	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Kansas State/Edwardsville	Edwardsville, IL
1.5 !G	5	Stewart, KevionKevion Stewart	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cordova HS	Memphis, TN
5.0 !C	11	Pierre, Jr., GlenGlen Pierre, Jr.	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	College of Charleston/Oldsmar Christian	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	13	Ellis, ChristianChristian Ellis	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Modesto Christian	Oakland, CA
1.5 !G	15	White, JoshJosh White	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	South Dakota State/Edwardsville	Edwardsville, IL
3.5 !F	20	Radovic, LukaLuka Radovic (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Quincy	Belgrade, Serbia
1.5 !G	22	Benton, JustinJustin Benton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Houston	Memphis, TN
3.5 !F	24	Henry, JalenJalen Henry	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Southeast	Springfield, IL
3.5 !F	32	Jackson, BrandonBrandon Jackson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cardinal Ritter	East St. Louis, IL
1.5 !G	33	Applewhite, D'QuanD'Quan Applewhite (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Thornton Township	Harvey, IL
4.5 !F/C	34	Torres, JulianJulian Torres	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	2.0 !So	UIC/Bolingbrook	Bolingbrook, IL
3.5 !F	45	Simmons, KeenanKeenan Simmons	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Michigan City	Michigan City, IN

Head coach

Jon Harris

Assistant coach(es)

Kent Williams
Bubba Wells
Tarrance Crump
Yemi Makanjuola (GA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source: ^[2]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 7:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	McKendree	L 84–91	—	18 – Eslik	10 – Anderson & Thornton	5 – Ellis	Vadalabene Center (1,256) Edwardsville, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 2:00 AM	at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 69–68	1–0	13 – Harris	13 – Simmons	4 – Ellis	Stan Sheriff Center (5,423) Honolulu, HI
11/13/2016* 7:30 PM	vs. Florida Atlantic Rainbow Classic	W 77–68	2–0	15 – Anderson	14 – Simmons	2 – Andersom, Benton, Harris	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
11/14/2016* 11:00 PM	vs. Texas State Rainbow Classic	L 58–86	2–1	19 – Harris	5 – Anderson	2 – Eslik	Stan Sheriff Center (110) Honolulu, HI
11/18/2016* 7:00 PM, Fox Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	Southern Illinois	L 83–101	2–2	24 – Harris	6 – Ellis	6 – Ellis	Vadalabene Center (3,017) Edwardsville, IL
11/22/2016* 7:30 PM	at Arkansas State	L 57–75	2–3	13 – Ellis	7 – Simmons	3 – Ellis	Convocation Center (2,366) Jonesboro, AR
11/26/2016* 1:00 PM, Fox Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	IUPUI	W 61–58	3–3	13 – Eslik	8 – Henry	4 – Ellis	Vadalabene Center (1,028) Edwardsville, IL
11/28/2016* 8:00 PM	at Grand Canyon	W 76–64	4–3	18 – Anderson	12 – Simmons	5 – Ellis	GCU Arena (6,007) Phoenix, AZ
12/02/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at No. 13 Indiana	L 60–83	4–4	18 – Eslik	7 – Ellis	3 – Anderson	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
12/07/2016* 8:00 PM, Fox Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	Stetson			— – —	— – —	— – —	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
12/10/2016* 8:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	Missouri Western			— – —	— – —	— – —	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
12/17/2016* 4:00 PM, Fox Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	at Saint Louis			— – —	— – —	— – —	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
12/19/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Green Bay			— – —	— – —	— – —	Resch Center Green Bay, WI
12/21/2016* 7:30 PM, FS1	at Marquette			— – —	— – —	— – —	BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
12/28/2016* 7:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	Missouri S&T			— – —	— – —	— – —	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2016 2:30 PM, OVC Digital Network	Tennessee Tech			— – —	— – —	— – —	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
01/05/2017 7:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	at Eastern Kentucky			— – —	— – —	— – —	McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY
01/07/17 3:15 PM, OVC Digital Network	at Morehead State			— – —	— – —	— – —	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
01/12/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN OVC Digital Network	Austin Peay			— – —	— – —	— – —	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
01/14/2017 7:00 PM, Fox Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	Murray State			— – —	— – —	— – —	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
01/19/2017 6:30 PM, OVC Digital Network	at Southeast Missouri State			— – —	— – —	— – —	Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
01/21/2017 6:30 PM, OVC Digital Network	at UT Martin			— – —	— – —	— – —	Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
01/25/2017 7:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	Tennessee State			— – —	— – —	— – —	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
01/28/2017 3:15 PM, OVC Digital Network	at Eastern Illinois			— – —	— – —	— – —	Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
01/30/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN OVC Digital Network	at Belmont			— – —	— – —	— – —	Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
02/04/2017 4:00 PM, Fox Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	Jacksonville State			— – —	— – —	— – —	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
02/09/2017 7:00 PM, Fox Sports Midwest Plus OVC Digital Network	Southeast Missouri State			— – —	— – —	— – —	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
02/11/2017 4:00 PM, Fox Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	UT Martin			— – —	— – —	— – —	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
02/16/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNU OVC Digital Network	at Murray State			— – —	— – —	— – —	CFSB Center Murray, KY
02/18/2017 6:30 PM, OVC Digital Network	at Austin Peay			— – —	— – —	— – —	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
02/25/2017 7:00 PM, Fox Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	Eastern Illinois			— – —	— – —	— – —	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/01–04/2017 OVC Digital Network	vs.			— – —	— – —	— – —	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
↑ "2016–17 SIUE Men's Basketball Schedule". SIUE Cougars. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball

Venues	Shurtleff College Gymnasium (1967–1970) Edwardsville Senior High School Gymnasium (1969–1984) Vadalabene Center (1984–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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